Behind the Beautiful Forevers, non-fiction as engaging as any novel? Posted on September 5, 2013by thecatsbowwow More so! Because in Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Katherine Boo has given voice to real people that most people won’t ever get a chance to hear. She takes you to Annawadi, a place you may not have […]

In the next few weeks I will be migrating content from my previous blogs at word press . com to this new location. I will be consolidating posts from A vagabond life for me and The Cat’s Bow Wow. My travel writing will eventuallyt be moved to my new Vagabond Gal domain. I hope you […]

Although most people think of the quote, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”, some modern translators believe that Lau Tzu’s actual words would more accurately be translated as “The journey of a thousand miles begins beneath one’s feet.” I like that because it emphasises the inner intention. The start […]